C150 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HEARD THE LNDG C172 ANNOUNCE CLR OF THE RWY WHEN THEY WERE NOT. THE C150 TOOK OFF OVER THE C172; WHICH WAS ON TXWY AT END OF RWY BUT NOT YET PAST THE HOLD LINE.
Synopsis
C150 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HEARD THE LNDG C172 ANNOUNCE CLR OF THE RWY WHEN THEY WERE NOT. THE C150 TOOK OFF OVER THE C172; WHICH WAS ON TXWY AT END OF RWY BUT NOT YET PAST THE HOLD LINE.
Narrative
I WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PLT. WE WERE IN THE RUN-UP AREA TO RWY 31 DOING THE BEFORE CHK. THE CHK WAS COMPLETED AND I WATCHED A C172 LAND ON RWY 31. MY STUDENT DID A 360 DEG CLRING TURN IN THE RUN-UP AREA AND WE CHKED THE PATTERN TO TAKE THE RWY. DURING THE CLRING TURN; I HEARD THE LNDG CESSNA PLT SAY HE WAS CLR OF THE RWY. THE AREA WAS CLR FOR US TO TAKE RWY 31. I LOOKED DOWN THE RWY AND SAW THE CESSNA TURNING ONTO THE PERPENDICULAR TXWY. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT HE WAS CLR OF THE RWY. MY STUDENT TOOK OFF; AND DURING CLBOUT; I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT THE CESSNA THAT JUST LANDED WAS NOT COMPLETELY PAST THE HOLD BARS FOR THE RWY. THERE WAS NOT A COLLISION HAZARD NOR WAS EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. THINKING BACK; I SHOULD HAVE WAITED A LITTLE LONGER AND WAITED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS FURTHER ONTO THE TXWY; AND NOT ASSUME HE WAS CLR OF THE RWY JUST BECAUSE THE PLT SAID HE WAS. ALSO; THERE ARE ONLY PAINTED HOLD BARS FOR THE RWY AND NO SIGNS FOR THE HOLD BARS. IF SIGNS WERE POSTED; IT WOULD BE EASIER TO KNOW FOR SURE WHEN ANOTHER ACFT HAS CLRED THE HOLD BARS.
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